Tree-lizard

Arborosaurus silexodon, a member of the long-surviving lizard family Agamidae, which lives on the island of Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Murmansk and Karelia), some 125 million years from now (Early-Palalom). It has an opposable thumb to be able to climb even better and remove tree-bark to get to the insects and larvae underneath them. Some facts about the creature:

Length: roughly 1.5 meters
Number of teeth: 66
Upper jaw: 17 - 17
Lower jaw: 16 - 16
Feeds on: insects, lavae, young birds, small mammals, small amphibians and small reptiles
Enemies: curious simiorats, big predatory birds

Some features:
*Teeth arranged like an anaconda's and extremely sharp.
*Has big jaw muscles and therefore big jawpower relative to its size.
*Has a small sail on its back.
*Has a long tongue.
*Has small spikes on the back of its head.
*Has an opposable thumb.
*Has extremely long and strong toes.
*Has a whip tail, which it uses for defence.

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